100 Things

I received this from a Facebook friend... so of course I had to do it also.

WHAT WAS YOUR:
1. Last beverage = coffee about 10am... I really need to remember to drink during the day
2. Last phone call =Jay
3. Last text message = Jay
4. Last song you listened to = They Don't Really Care About Us-Michael Jackson
5. Last time you cried = Today.. frustration with the kids...(sigh)
HAVE YOU EVER:
6. Dated someone twice = of course, haha!
7. Been cheated on =only once, he kissed another girl, I was 15... oh the drama
8. Kissed someone & regretted it = oh yeah
9. Lost someone special = yes
10. Been depressed = uh huh
11. Been drunk and threw up = I've never been drunk
LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
12. Purple
13. Green
14. Yellow

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2009)
15. Made a new friend =yes
16. Fallen out of love = no
17. Laughed until you cried =yes
18. Met someone who changed you = ...no?
19. Found out who your true friends were= I know who my true friends are!
20. Found out someone was talking about you = not to my knowledge.. yes I like my head buried in the sand.
21. Kissed anyone on your friend's list = my mom/dad, and husband
22. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life = all of them
23. How many kids do you want to have = 3 is all this lady can handle!!
24. Do you have any pets = nope.
25. Do you want to change your name = yes, i would love something exotic, fierce and sexy.. Cleopatra!!!
26. What did you do for your last birthday = went to a fancy steakhouse with my family and my folks. Received a kick ass camera to boot, it was a good night!
27. What time did you wake up today = 10am.. did I mention the baby was up nursing every 3 hours.... AUGH!
28. What were you doing at midnight last night = looking for a place to rent for a week in the Shuswap!! CAN'T WAIT!!
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for = school to start.. honestly our quality of life will improve for every member of our family.
30. Last time you saw your Mother = 2 weeks ago
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life? = wished we lived in a better place.
32. What are you listening to right now = the dishwasher running, honestly it's somewhat calming.
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom =yes, I used to go to church with a man named Tom.
34. What's getting on your nerves right now = clutter... to many toys around me. ( find a happy place...)
35. Most visited web page = facebook and my lovely blog.
36. What’s your real name =Jody
37. Nicknames = noodlebug, Jo-Jo Bear, Josh,
38. Relationship Status = married
39. Zodiac sign = don't follow that sort of thing
40. Male or female? =female
41. Elementary = yes, completed!
42. Middle School = I was from a small town, no such thing as middle school
43. High School/College = I went to YWAM after High School.
44. Hair color = blond, maybe a little tooooo blond!
45. Long or short = inverted bob-short
46. Height =5'4.. and don't even think of asking weight!
47. Do you have a crush on someone? he's medium height, dark and handsome
48: What do you like about yourself ? I'm a good listener
49. Piercings =yes
50. Tattoos = nope
51. Right or left = Right

FIRSTS:
52. First surgery = toe
53. First piercing =ears
54. First best friend = Laurie
55. First sport you joined = T-ball
56. First vacation = Disney Land, age 5
58. First pair of trainers = what are trainers?!

RIGHT NOW:
59. Eating =nothing
60. Drinking = nothing
61. I'm about to = check on the boys to make sure they aren't killing each other.
62. Listening to = I think we covered that question already.
63. Waiting on = Bedtime... oh please come quickly!!!

64. Want kids? = no more than I got!
65. Get Married? = never again, haha!
66. Career? = Maid, Nanny, Chef, Janitor, Lover, nurse, teacher, counsellor, taxi service..etc...

WHICH IS BETTER:
67. Lips or eyes = eyes
68. Hugs or kisses = kisses
69. Shorter or taller = taller
70. Older or Younger = MATURE!
71. Romantic or spontaneous = either!
72. Nice stomach or nice arms = both please!
73. Sensitive or loud = sensitive
74. Hook-up or relationship = relationship
75. Trouble maker or hesitant = depends on the situation.


HAVE YOU EVER :
76. Kissed a stranger = no
77. Drank hard liquor= what is HARD LIQUOR?
78. Lost glasses/contacts = no
79. Sex on first date = no
80. Broken some one's heart = I think maybe
81. Had your own heart broken = of course
82. Been arrested = handcuffed, yes.. by the cops, nope! :O)
83. Turned someone down = yes
84. Cried when someone died = Yes (what kind of a question is this?!)
85. Fallen for a friend? = guilty, it was called rebound!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
86. Yourself = yes
87. Miracles = yes
88. Love at first sight =yes
90. Santa Claus =no
91. Kiss on the first date = Yes
92. Angels =yes

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
94. Had more than 1 girlfriend/boyfriend at a time = no
95. Did you sing today? = yep
96. Ever cheated on somebody? = no way
97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go? = Age 16
98. If you could pick a day from last year and relive it = A week in Radium was worth reliving
99. Are you afraid of falling in love? = No... the falling is the best part.
100. Posting this as 100 truths? In my blog

A Summer in Review

Our big family vacation was in the middle of June this past year. I thought it might be a smudge too early, and quite honestly was worried we may get stuck with nasty weather. My husband pushed for it saying that he needed time away, and NOW, so we went to Radium,BC. and we had a fabulous time.
Our condo was perfect, we had a heated pool which we had to ourselves for the whole week. It was a lazy vacation, no real game plan except to relax, enjoy the beautiful scenery, and check out the surrounding area.
It was a bit heartbreaking to have to leave the Columbia Valley, it's truly stunning, and the weather, don't get me started, it was HOT!!

This is me taking the baby down the chair lift after seeing the grizzly bear reserve!










Our awesome condo!!!


We decided to tackle a pretty huge project this past summer, that being our train wreck of a backyard. When we purchased our home it was winter, snow was on the ground so we had no idea what little treasure awaited us underneath all the snow.
DIRT, CONCRETE, ASPHALT, NO GRASS.... ANYWHERE!!



After 2 days of construction on the back yard ripping out concrete and asphalt. After 3 truckloads of dirt being hauled in the level out the huge ruts the big trucks left, after waiting another month for beautiful sod, and after putting up a new, huge deck, the project was complete!!




I heart my new backyard.. you have no idea!!

We still plan to paint the house and repair the retaining wall this sept. Thanks to the Flutter Family who will be coming up to help us!

The remainder of our days have been filled with breaking up fights among the boys.... fun, fun... less then 10 days till school starts!!!! (do I sound excited?)
We have gone to my folks cabin, fished, did water sports, roasted hot dogs and enjoyed lake life.
Unfortunately the weather in my neck of the woods have been rather cool for summer. Our regular temperatures average at about 30 degrees Celsius, this year though it's been pretty rainy and windy, not great weather for summer activities.
If you remember my previous post about the aerobic machine we were wanting to get, well we bought the Incline Trainer from Nordic Track, we are awaiting the delivery.
SO that has been my summer so far, it's almost at an end and I am looking forward to the kids being busy again, for the programs to start up and for life to get back to normal.
Hope you all have had a great summer...

A Book Review

I had no idea this book was being made into a major motion picture when I picked it up at Walmart. I suppose it's a good thing because I am sure I would have watched the movie first and then never have bothered with reading the book, and it's a good read...
The main characters are Henry and Clare and the story focuses on the past, present and future of these two characters. It's a modern day, edgy love story that makes you want the happy ending, but makes you think there may not be one.
I don't want to give it away because as I said it is a good read. Be forewarned the language is a bit on the crude side, and the author throws in a fair amount of F-bombs which I found pretty tasteless and unnecessary. That being said the story in itself is captivating and as I turned the last page I wished it would go on and on....
Here is the trailer for the movie, but do yourself a favor and read the book first....